GSA Connects 2021 in Portland, Oregon

Session No. 236
Wednesday, 13 October 2021: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
D135 (Oregon Convention Center)

T69. Out of This World Lakes

GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology); Geochemical Society; GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division

 

Kathleen Benison, Brenda Bowen and Johan C. Varekamp, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
CHANGES IN LAKE WATER CHEMISTRY AND DIAGENESIS FROM MINERAL DETECTIONS IN ANCIENT LAKE SEDIMENTS IN GALE CRATER, MARS (Invited Presentation)
RAMPE, Elizabeth1, BRISTOW, Thomas F.2, BLAKE, David F.2, VANIMAN, David T.3, MING, Douglas W.1, MORRIS, Richard V.1, YEN, Albert S.4, CHIPERA, Steve3, DOWNS, Robert T.5, HAZEN, Robert M.6, TREIMAN, Allan7, ACHILLES, Cherie N.8, MORRISON, Shaunna6, GROTZINGER, John9, THORPE, Michael T.1, DES MARAIS, David J.2, CRAIG, Patricia I.3, CASTLE, Nicholas3, DOWNS, Gordon W.5, TU, Valerie M.10, PERETYAZHKO, Tanya S.10 and WILSON, Michael A.2, (1)NASA Johnson Space Center, 2101 NASA Pkwy, Houston, TX 77058, (2)NASA, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, (3)Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719, (4)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109, (5)University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (6)Earth and Planets Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science, 5251 Broad Branch Road NW, Washington, DC 20015, (7)Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX 77058, (8)NASA GSFC, USRA, Greenbelt, MD 20771, (9)Caltech, Pasadena, CA 91125, (10)Jacobs, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058
1:55 PM
ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION AND CHEMICAL EVOLUTION OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS IN GALE CRATER, MARS: APXS RESULTS FROM THE FIRST 25 KM OF THE ROVER CURIOSITY’S TRAVERSE
BERGER, Jeff1, GELLERT, Ralf2, KING, Penelope L.3, MCCRAIG, Michael A.2, O'CONNELL-COOPER, Catherine D.4, SCHMIDT, Mariek E.5, SPRAY, John G.4, THOMPSON, Lucy M.4, VANBOMMEL, Scott J.V.6 and YEN, Albert S.7, (1)ARES, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, (2)Department of Physics, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada, (3)Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia, (4)Earth Sciences, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada, (5)Department of Earth Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada, (6)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, (7)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109
2:10 PM
POSSIBLE REASONS FOR LIMITED DETECTIONS OF ZEOLITES IN CLOSED BASIN PALEOLAKES ON MARS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM LAKE TECOPA, CALIFORNIA
KODIKARA, Gayantha and MCHENRY, Lindsay, Geosciences, UW Milwaukee, PO Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201
2:25 PM
IRON DIAGENESIS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA ACID SALINE SEDIMENTS: OBSERVATIONS FROM REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY AND MICROSCOPY
RADWIN, Mark, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, BOWEN, Brenda, Global Change and Sustainability Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 and BENISON, Kathleen, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506
 
2:40 PM
Break
2:55 PM
HABITABILITY AND BIOSIGNATURE PRESERVATION IN A SULFATE BRINE: LESSONS FROM THE “SPOTTED” LAKES (Invited Presentation)
PONTEFRACT, Alexandra1, NICHOLS, Floyd2, OSBURN, Magdalena2 and CARR, Christopher E.3, (1)Biology, Georgetown University, 3700 O St NW, Washington, DC 20057, (2)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, Technological Institute, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, (3)School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Tech, Northern Ave, Atlanta, GA 30332
3:15 PM
THE MCMURDO DRY VALLEY LAKES, ANTARCTICA, AS ANALOGS FOR MARS LAKES OF THE PAST
DORAN, Peter, Louisiana State University, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Geology and Geophysics, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 and KARUNATILLAKE, Suniti, Geology and Geophysics, Lousiana State University, E235 Howe Russell BLDG, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
3:30 PM
EVOLUTION OF PAULINA LAKE (NEWBERRY, OR) OVER THE LAST FEW THOUSAND YEARS: UPDATED TEPHROCHRONOLOGY WITH NEW MICROPROBE ANALYTICAL RESULTS
CAULEY, Christina, Earth Sciences, University of Oregon, 1030 E 13th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97403, VAREKAMP, Johan, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, 265 Church Street, Middletown, CT 06459 and KUEHN, Stephen C., Department of Physical Science, Concord University, Athens, WV 24712-1000
3:45 PM
ENVIRONMENTAL EVOLUTION OF PAULINA LAKE (NEWBERRY, OR) OVER THE LAST 15,000 YEARS
BRUMBERGER, Haley1, KOETTER, Sabrina1, THOMAS, Ellen1, CAULEY, Christina2 and VAREKAMP, Johan1, (1)Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, 265 Church Street, Middletown, CT 06459, (2)Earth Sciences, University of Oregon, 1030 E 13th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97403
4:00 PM
INITIAL INSIGHTS INTO THE EVOLUTION AND HYDROLOGY OF FERN GULLY, MINJERRIBAH, AUSTRALIA
GONTZ, Allen1, TIBBY, John2, MARSHALL, Jonathan3, BARR, Cameron2 and HOFMANN, Harald4, (1)San Diego State University, Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego, CA 92182-1020; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13676, (2)Department of Geography, Environment and Population, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia, (3)Water Planning Ecology, Science Division, Queensland Department of Environment and Science, Dutton Park, QLD 4001, Australia, (4)School of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4072, Australia
4:15 PM
OLD LAKE, NEW INTERPRETATION: A RECORD OF A POTENTIAL JURASSIC COASTAL ACID SALINE LAKE SYSTEM
POTTER-MCINTYRE, Sally1, MCCOLLOM, Thomas2 and WALKER, Jordan1, (1)Earth Systems and Sustainability, Southern Illinois University, Parkinson Lab Mailcode 4324, Carbondale, IL 62901, (2)LASP, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80301
 
4:30 PM
Concluding Remarks
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